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4-493: In earlier times, there was extensive activity at Flåvær due to its central position in the Herøyfjord . Flåvær was both a fishing station and a store where the fishing fleet could get supplies close to the fishing fields. It provided useful harbor and mooring facilities. In the days of the rich herring fisheries, the harbor was often crowded with fishing vessels, and as many as 1,500 people gathered there. From 1873 to 1976 there

8-546: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Her%C3%B8yfjord The Herøyfjorden or Herøyfjord is a fjord which bisects the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . The fjord is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide, between the islands of Bergsøya and Gurskøya . The fjord has a maximum depth of 175 metres (574 ft). The fjord has many islands located within it including Herøya and Nautøya in

12-527: The east. The Flåvær islands are located in the central part of the Herøyfjorden. It is a group of islets and skerries including Flåvær , Husholmen , Torvholmen and Varholmen . The Flåvær Lighthouse is located on Varholmen . The village of Eggesbønes lies on the north shore of the fjord, just south of the town of Fosnavåg . This Møre og Romsdal location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about

16-482: Was a post office . Also, from 1929 to 1961 and again from 1981 until 1984, a school was located here. The Flåvær fyrstasjon , which was erected on Vardholmen in 1870, is still located there. By 1981, Flåvær had only 14 remaining inhabitants on the four islets. Today Flåvær is depopulated, but it is possible to spend a vacation in the cottages there and to arrange for conferences on Flåvær and Torvholmen . This article about an island in Møre og Romsdal

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